Jenkins and Carter had been best friends since kindergarten. They were like brothers in high school, the one-two punch on the football field, double trouble for the other team.

The last time they saw each other was Saturday. They met to play football... for the last time.

Monday evening, Jenkins' phone started ringing. friends offered condolences. One told him he heard that either he or Carter was dead.

Doubting the news but fearing the worst, he called Carter.

"I tried calling him, but he didn't answer the phone," Jenkins wept. "He didn't answer the phone and I didn't talk to him no more."

Jenkins said he went to Carter's house last night to try to comfort his best friend's family. The words wouldn't come. He held Carter's mother. He hugged Carter's brother. They all cried.

Carter's former coaches were crying too on Tuesday as they remembered the standout athlete who kept the competition on their toes.

"I cried last night. I think everybody has... We're all really upset," said Jennifer Byrd, who coached Carter in track and field at North.

"He was a good kid. He was quiet. He had a big smile. He was very respectful," she said.

And Carter was "super fast."

"He worked really hard as an athlete and he got really good," Byrd said.

"He was just a great example of what you'd want to have in an athlete," said Carter's former football coach, Doug Justice.

"He was somebody our players looked up to," he said, adding that Carter was always looking out for the team.

Justice remembered a game against East when Carter ran a swoop to one side of the field, stopped, reversed when he met opposition and ran 80 yards for a touchdown.

"He would be making plays that would just amaze you," Justice said. "He was a great football player, but more importantly he was a great person. He was fun to be around and had a great sense of humor. "

Noon update

The search continues today for a 19-year-old man who deputies say drowned while swimming with friends in Lake Summit Monday evening.

Minutes before 11 a.m., a rescue diver jumped into the frigid water near a solitary bobbing orange buoy, where searchers suspect Traverious "Tre" Carter might have gone down.

Maj. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said that emergency responders spotted something on a scanner in the area, which is about 60 feet deep.

Stout said that the water where rescue divers are searching is about 39 degrees. Divers are having to search in shifts of about 15 minutes each because of the cold temperatures. Efforts are also hampered by poor underwater visibility, which Stout said is limited to about 3 feet.

Crews looked on from boats and the top of the Norfolk Southern train trestle that bisects the lake.

In Hendersonville, the mood was somber at North Henderson High School, where Carter, a 2012 graduate, was a standout on the football team.

When Principal Frank Edney came to work Tuesday morning, something on a fence caught his eye. It was a T-shirt decorated with the words "RIP Tre 25." 25 was the number on Carter's football jersey. His coach said he was the most talented athlete he'd seen in his 23 years, but Edney said Carter was much more than that.

"I have over 1,000 kids at North, but he was that one kid that could always put a smile on your face," Edney said. "If you had a bad day, he'd be there to talk to you."

Friends and family are mourning Carter today.

Victim's identity confirmed

Authorities have confirmed the man who drowned Monday at Lake Summit is 19-year-old Traverious "Tre" Leqwell Carter, former North Henderson High school football player and a 2012 graduate.

Emergency responders will a resume efforts to recover the victim's body this morning, according to Maj. Frank Stout with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.

Rescuers were called to the lake about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Green River Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Dotson said a group of swimmers were jumping off train trestles and swimming toward the dam when one of them got a cramp and went under.

Witnesses reported that four friends were swimming and jumping from the train trestle near the south end of the lake when Carter began having having difficulty and called for help, Stout said. The victim was unable to swim to shore, and his friends were unable to assist him in the deep water, Stout stated in a news release issued early this morning.

Divers went into the water Monday evening, and rescue personnel in boats used scanners to scour the lake, but they were unable to find anything Monday night, Dotson said.

With a storm moving in at 9 p.m., rescuers decided to call off the operation for the safety of the divers and other personnel, the chief added.

The search was scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. today.

In addition to Green River and the Sheriff's Office, Saluda Fire and Rescue, the Henderson County Rescue Squad and Henderson County EMS responded.

<p class="bold allcaps">Update at 9 p.m.</p>
<p>Recovery efforts have been suspended for this evening, said Maj. Frank Stout with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. </p><p>Multiple dive teams and emergency personnel will begin work again tomorrow at 8 a.m. </p><p><b> Update at 2:45 p.m. </b></p><p>Reinforcements are on the way to help expedite the recovery efforts at Lake Summit, said Maj. Frank Stout with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. </p><p>Stout said divers from Greenville, Spartanburg and Oconee counties in South Carolina are on their way to help. Asheville Fire is also sending relief workers. </p><p>The extreme cold temperature of the lake - 39 degrees - and depth are working against rescue personnel as they search the murky water.</p><p><b>Update at 2 p.m.</b></p><p>As the search continues for Traverious "Tre" Leqwell Carter in Lake Summit, his friends, family and former coaches shared their memories and mourned for the young man </p><p>"I miss my friend. Oh, I miss him," cried Aaron Jenkins, fighting back a flood of tears. </p><p>Jenkins and Carter had been best friends since kindergarten. They were like brothers in high school, the one-two punch on the football field, double trouble for the other team. </p><p>The last time they saw each other was Saturday. They met to play football... for the last time.</p><p>Monday evening, Jenkins' phone started ringing. friends offered condolences. One told him he heard that either he or Carter was dead.</p><p>Doubting the news but fearing the worst, he called Carter.</p><p>"I tried calling him, but he didn't answer the phone," Jenkins wept. "He didn't answer the phone and I didn't talk to him no more."</p><p>Jenkins said he went to Carter's house last night to try to comfort his best friend's family. The words wouldn't come. He held Carter's mother. He hugged Carter's brother. They all cried.</p><p>Carter's former coaches were crying too on Tuesday as they remembered the standout athlete who kept the competition on their toes.</p><p>"I cried last night. I think everybody has... We're all really upset," said Jennifer Byrd, who coached Carter in track and field at North.</p><p>"He was a good kid. He was quiet. He had a big smile. He was very respectful," she said.</p><p>And Carter was "super fast."</p><p>"He worked really hard as an athlete and he got really good," Byrd said.</p><p>"He was just a great example of what you'd want to have in an athlete," said Carter's former football coach, Doug Justice.</p><p> </p><p>"He was somebody our players looked up to," he said, adding that Carter was always looking out for the team.</p><p>Justice remembered a game against East when Carter ran a swoop to one side of the field, stopped, reversed when he met opposition and ran 80 yards for a touchdown.</p><p>"He would be making plays that would just amaze you," Justice said. "He was a great football player, but more importantly he was a great person. He was fun to be around and had a great sense of humor. "</p><p><b>Noon update</b></p><p>The search continues today for a 19-year-old man who deputies say drowned while swimming with friends in Lake Summit Monday evening.</p><p>Minutes before 11 a.m., a rescue diver jumped into the frigid water near a solitary bobbing orange buoy, where searchers suspect Traverious "Tre" Carter might have gone down. </p><p>Maj. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said that emergency responders spotted something on a scanner in the area, which is about 60 feet deep.</p><p>Stout said that the water where rescue divers are searching is about 39 degrees. Divers are having to search in shifts of about 15 minutes each because of the cold temperatures. Efforts are also hampered by poor underwater visibility, which Stout said is limited to about 3 feet.</p><p>Crews looked on from boats and the top of the Norfolk Southern train trestle that bisects the lake.</p><p>In Hendersonville, the mood was somber at North Henderson High School, where Carter, a 2012 graduate, was a standout on the football team.</p><p>When Principal Frank Edney came to work Tuesday morning, something on a fence caught his eye. It was a T-shirt decorated with the words "RIP Tre 25." 25 was the number on Carter's football jersey. His coach said he was the most talented athlete he'd seen in his 23 years, but Edney said Carter was much more than that.</p><p>"I have over 1,000 kids at North, but he was that one kid that could always put a smile on your face," Edney said. "If you had a bad day, he'd be there to talk to you."</p><p>Friends and family are mourning Carter today.</p><h3>Victim's identity confirmed</h3>
<p>Authorities have confirmed the man who drowned Monday at Lake Summit is 19-year-old Traverious "Tre" Leqwell Carter, former North Henderson High school football player and a 2012 graduate.</p><p>Emergency responders will a resume efforts to recover the victim's body this morning, according to Maj. Frank Stout with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.</p><p>Rescuers were called to the lake about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Green River Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Dotson said a group of swimmers were jumping off train trestles and swimming toward the dam when one of them got a cramp and went under.</p><p>Witnesses reported that four friends were swimming and jumping from the train trestle near the south end of the lake when Carter began having having difficulty and called for help, Stout said. The victim was unable to swim to shore, and his friends were unable to assist him in the deep water, Stout stated in a news release issued early this morning. </p><p>Divers went into the water Monday evening, and rescue personnel in boats used scanners to scour the lake, but they were unable to find anything Monday night, Dotson said.</p><p>With a storm moving in at 9 p.m., rescuers decided to call off the operation for the safety of the divers and other personnel, the chief added.</p><p>The search was scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. today.</p><p>In addition to Green River and the Sheriff's Office, Saluda Fire and Rescue, the Henderson County Rescue Squad and Henderson County EMS responded.</p><p><i>Return to Blueridgenow.com for more details on this developing story. </i></p>